Steuben County BoysFarewell Reception Before Training Camp
Thousands attend the Steuben county reception for Company B and the hospital corps at Angola. A parade and grand dinner followed at the Christian church with countywide support and donations. A later update notes Indiana socks to recruits at Fort Benjamin Harrison under General Edward Glenn, with 4 000 pairs expected by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company B
Hospital Corps
Angola
Steuben County
Fair Ground
Christian Church
Fremont
Angola Band
Reading Girls
Marine Girls
Boy Scouts
Knights Templar
Odd Fellows
Eakins
Warsaw
National Guard Company
Theodore Hopkins
Beulah Thompson
Herman Kohl
Joyce Miller
Indiana
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Edward Glenn
Shamrocks Fall in Eleven Inning West Side Thriller
In a marked Fremont loss to Hartford City Indiana the Sluggers edged them 4 to 3 in eleven innings at the West Side ballpark. Barry and Weigle partnered for Fremont while Stroup and Glancy pitched for Hartford City with both sides committing two errors. The game stayed tied through nine, extra innings saw Hartford push one run in the first and Fremont answer with none, before Hartford broke the deadlock in the eleventh with three runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Hartford City
Indiana
Fremont
Sluggera
Barry
Weigle
Battery
Stroup
Glancy
Camp Shelby Rumors of Record Building Pace
Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg Mississippi accelerates camp construction with new buildings started every twenty minutes. Lumber from southern mills fuels rapid progress on mess halls kitchens and warehouses as Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia guardsmen prepare to arrive. Artesian wells near completion promise ample water supply and engineers report steady progress across the five by mile camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Camp Shelby
South Mississippi
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
W. J. Howard
Massachuetts
Jackson Morris
Engineeringorps
Wartime Cartoon Teasers and Jokes From The Eagle
A collection of humorous quips and captions referencing Private Gray, uniforms, and wartime themes. Cartoonish lines poke fun at death, rates, fashion, and fickle lovers, closing with a note to read The Eagle weekly.
County Live Stock Tour Proves Highly Successful
County Agent Smalley led sixty autos on a tour visiting Fred Kellogg's dairy herd John Zimmer's pigs Emmet Croxton's cattle Edward Smith's herd and Jay Misner's Shropshire flock. Purdue extension speaker J W Schwab explained dairy and beef traits while Congressman L W Fairfield talked on conservation and wheat price guarantees. Farmers praised the event for practical demonstrations and industry progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smalley
Angola
Fred Kellogg
Kellogg
J. W. Schwab
Purdue Extension Department
John Zimmer
Mr. Zimmer
Mr. Schwab
Purdue
L. W. Fairfield
Congress
Fairfield
Drowned Man’s Body Surfaced After Three Weeks
Edward Huber of Fort Wayne was drowned July 29 while bathing at Lake James. His body surfaced Sunday noon after divers failed to locate it despite dragging the lake. The body was recovered near the site of his disappearance. Grove Family Reunion Held at Emma Grove Home on Sunday August 19.
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Edward Huber
Fort Wayne
Huber
Lake James
Grove
Emma
Cora Shets
Ray Grove
Coldwater
John Copeland
West California
Edward Grove
Kinderhook
Chas. Green
Angola
Cora, Sheets
Health Officer Appointed At July Town Council Meeting
At the July town council session Dr. B A Blosser was appointed local health officer. The notice also mentions due pledges for the War Fund of the Red Cross and that the Ashley canning factory employs 35 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Blosser
War Fund
The
Red Cross
First State Bank
Ashley Canning Factory
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steuben CO
Shamrocks
Hartford City Sluggers
Fremont Oorovd
Hartford C'y
TAS
Hattiesburg, Miss
Jim Dash
Gray
Eagle
Misner
Middle West
Mr. X
Norma Ginnivan
Premont
Big Tent
Saylor
S. C. Wolfe
Zipfel Block
B. F. Chapin
Scott Phone
Fremont, Ind
Fred T. Hackett Ray
Home Telephone
C. E. Chapin
Chicago Veterinary College
First National Bank Angola
D. A. Moore
Robert L. Wade
Vhemont, Indiana
Dr. Burnham
J.C. Bailey
Zimmerman's
Ray, Inj
Will S. Robbins
Horace, Ind
State Council
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